Pond smelt
Appearance
Pond smelt | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Osmeriformes |
Family: | Osmeridae |
Genus: | Hypomesus |
Species: | H. olidus
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Binomial name | |
Hypomesus olidus Pallas, 1814
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The pond smelt (Hypomesus olidus) is a fresh and brackish water species of smelt. It is found in the East Asia (eastern Siberia, northeast China, Korea, Hokkaido) and the northwestern North America (Alaska, northwestern Canada).[1][2] It can grow to 20 cm (7.9 in) total length.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b NatureServe. (2013). "Hypomesus olidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T135708A18231181. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T135708A18231181.en. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hypomesus olidus". FishBase. August 2022 version.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Hypomesus
- Fish of the Pacific Ocean
- Freshwater fish of the Arctic
- Freshwater fish of Asia
- Freshwater fish of North America
- Freshwater fish of China
- Fish of Japan
- Fish of Korea
- Fish of Russia
- Freshwater fish of the United States
- Fish described in 1814
- Taxa named by Peter Simon Pallas
- Osmeriformes stubs